Section 7-2: Trade Spreads Indian Religion and Culture

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Mahayana- a sect of Buddhism that offers salvation to all and allows popular worship.
Theravada- a sect of Buddhism focusing on the strict spiritual discipline originally advocates by Buddha.
stupas- mounded stone structures built over holy relics.
Brahma- a Hindu god considered the created of the world.
Vishnu- a Hindu god considered to be the preserver of the world.
Shiva- a Hindu god considered the destroyer of the world.
Silk Roads- a system of ancient caravan routes across Central Asia, along which traders carries silk and other trade goods.
Kalidada- a famous ancient Indian writer.

Key People:
Kalidada- a famous ancient Indian writer.
Aryabhata- calculated pi

Key Ideas/ Events:
the religions changed over time

Setting the Stage:
- when invaders wet to India they brought ideas and India's culture began to change.

Buddhism and Hinduism Change:
- Hinduism Buddhism two main faiths.each religion started to move from the people. Hinduism beam dominates by priest.

A More Popular Form of Buddhism:
- Buddha said everyone could reach Nivara.
- Buddha became worshipped as a god even though he didn't want to be
- Buddhists carved huge statues of the Buddha for people to worship.


A Hindu Rebirth:
- Hinduism became remote from the people.
- many gods were worshipped but s uangedor monotheism was growing.

Achievements of Indian Culture:
- the idina culture evolved like the religions in literature, art science and mathematics.

Literature and the Performing Arts:
- a man name Kalidada was a great writer.
- poems were written more than 2,000 of them.
- dram was also very popular among this culture.

Agronomy, Mathematics, and Medicine:
- as trade developed more as did sciences. Trading ships isedrue stars to find their place in the sea. Their astronomy knowledge increased.
- during the Gupta Empire astronomy grew more and they proved the earth was round by observing a lunar eclipse.
- best mathematics. A man calculated pi.

The Spread of Indian Trade:
-they had spices, diamonds, sapphires, gold, pearls and nice woods so they traded those for things they needed.

Overland Trade, East and West:
- invaders helped spread trade. Silk routes were their name.
- Indians would but goods from Chona and sell them to people in Rome for a profit. They were called middlemen.

Sea Trade, East and West:
- sea trade increased. They bought Southeast Asia spices an would sell them to Rome for profit.
- they also worked with Africa Arabia Rome and China

Effects of Indian Trade:
- trade leads to banking in India.
- Asia adapted to many India traditions
- traders brought idian religions to new religions. Hinduism spread.